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flights bound for sfo were diverted to san jose. oakland, sacramento, and los angeles, and by 3:00 this afternoon, more than 230 flights were cancelled. one woman bound for hawaii says the waiting is the worst part. >> every place is so chaotic. when you got off the plane, you didn't know where to go or what to do because if you were going on another flight, you didn't know whether you were gonna be able to catch it or not catch it so that's what we've all been kind of worried about. we still don't know until we get to san francisco whether or not we get to take our flight or not. >> and oakland air part spokesman tells kpix 5, four of the airlines rerouted to oakland were international flights. 27 flights were september onto san jose. this is how one eyewitness in millbrae described what happened. >> all of a sudden i looked out and seen this plane coming in. what caught my attention was it was just a little wobbly coming in for the landing. it just didn't look like planes do when they're landing. we see planes landing all the time
flights bound for sfo were diverted to san jose. oakland, sacramento, and los angeles, and by 3:00 this afternoon, more than 230 flights were cancelled. one woman bound for hawaii says the waiting is the worst part. >> every place is so chaotic. when you got off the plane, you didn't know where to go or what to do because if you were going on another flight, you didn't know whether you were gonna be able to catch it or not catch it so that's what we've all been kind of worried about. we...
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sfo this evening. two of the four runways opened a couple of hours ago to allow planes to land and take off. but sfo says that it is working as quickly as it can to open the other two. hundreds of flights were canceled today and you can imagine there's a backlog. so if you're flying out you want to check with your airline to see if that flight will be on time. >> other arriving flights diverted to oakland international airport. some people who were waiting for the departing flights had a pretty hard time getting information. there was a lot of confusion. a lot of people who didn't know what was going on. they waited for their flights pretty hard to get the info. many of them scrambled to find a flight from other bay area airports as well. a woman who went to oakland said she was waiting for her departing flight at sfo and witnessed the crash. >> it just looked like a big ball of smoke. there was fire trucks and cops and -- you know, all sorts of stuff just going down and yeah. big smoke. >> at that poi
sfo this evening. two of the four runways opened a couple of hours ago to allow planes to land and take off. but sfo says that it is working as quickly as it can to open the other two. hundreds of flights were canceled today and you can imagine there's a backlog. so if you're flying out you want to check with your airline to see if that flight will be on time. >> other arriving flights diverted to oakland international airport. some people who were waiting for the departing flights had a...
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when you see that wreckage on the runway or off the runway here at sfo. back to you guys in new york. >> adam, when you look at those pictures of the crash, a lot of people wondering how, in fact, did those people manage to get out of this aircraft. for miles people could see this fireball sitting on the runway. we were able to talk to different passengers there. how do they describe getting out of this aircraft? >> you know, it's interesting you mention that, clayton. one of the pilots i spoke to, watching all this coverage. i know them really well. talking about a couple of things. jet fuel isn't as flammable as gasoline. that allows you more time, buys you more time than years ago. while it takes a long time to get on and off of the plane. when we're in the back, seems like it takes forever. when you have a situation like this and all the doors open, you can get people off the plane, if there are not a lot of injuries on board, can you get them off in a minute or two. you can get to exit. it's that important to pay attention to where it is, because it'
when you see that wreckage on the runway or off the runway here at sfo. back to you guys in new york. >> adam, when you look at those pictures of the crash, a lot of people wondering how, in fact, did those people manage to get out of this aircraft. for miles people could see this fireball sitting on the runway. we were able to talk to different passengers there. how do they describe getting out of this aircraft? >> you know, it's interesting you mention that, clayton. one of the...
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i just crash landed at sfo. tail ripped off. everyone seems fine. i'm okay. surreal. witnesses shocked that anyone could survive. >> just pancaked immediately. and then just kept sliding and sliding and sliding. it finally stopped and you could see how the fuselage kept buckling. surprised it didn't come apart all together. and it was unreal. >> reporter: helicopter pictures show the trail of destruction. impact on the stone embankment, one set of plan beilanding gear plane stabilizers, the tip of the tail, debris littering the runway. officials say there was no sign of trouble before the plane crashed. . the weather ideal, a clear day. all traffic using visual flight rules to land. pilots say landing at san francisco international can be tricky. this shows the final approach. the runway starting at the water's edge. two things they're looking at are the engines. asiana airlines saying both were in fine working order, but passengers did say they felt them add power to them just before that impact. also that left engine seems to have disappeared. and the instrument lan
i just crash landed at sfo. tail ripped off. everyone seems fine. i'm okay. surreal. witnesses shocked that anyone could survive. >> just pancaked immediately. and then just kept sliding and sliding and sliding. it finally stopped and you could see how the fuselage kept buckling. surprised it didn't come apart all together. and it was unreal. >> reporter: helicopter pictures show the trail of destruction. impact on the stone embankment, one set of plan beilanding gear plane...
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>> weather not a factor and frequently you do get overcast weather and fog here at sfo, when that happens they close down a couple of runways that was the immediate speculation that weather played a factor. but that speculation was immediately put to rest when people said that it was a clear sunny day here, all four runways were operational, traffic going in and out, normally. so, weather we can take that off the table. so, really the question becomes, as i put it before, was this some kind of pilot error or was there a malfunction with the airplane. i think that is what we are looking at here. >> as dan noted that ntsb team due there in just about under two hours, hopefully we will get information from them at day break. of the 307 passengers and crews on board, more than half have been taken to the hospital, the most serious went to san francisco general, that is the city's only level 1 trauma center. the hospital set up tents outside the emergency room, and it was said that a spontaneous wave showed up to help, including doctors and workers and language translators let's go live, she i
>> weather not a factor and frequently you do get overcast weather and fog here at sfo, when that happens they close down a couple of runways that was the immediate speculation that weather played a factor. but that speculation was immediately put to rest when people said that it was a clear sunny day here, all four runways were operational, traffic going in and out, normally. so, weather we can take that off the table. so, really the question becomes, as i put it before, was this some...
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here are the latest developments in the crash of that asiana passenger jet at sfo. investigators with the national transportation safety board are on the scene. you saw them walking on the live picture on the runway. they took a first look at the wreckage this morning and they
here are the latest developments in the crash of that asiana passenger jet at sfo. investigators with the national transportation safety board are on the scene. you saw them walking on the live picture on the runway. they took a first look at the wreckage this morning and they
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. >> we just crash landed on my flight from seoul to sfo. the plane hit the runway really hard on the landing and we skidded to the side. i thought we were going to flip over. everyone seems to be okay. but i'm shaken up. i don't have shoes on and hit my head pretty hard but i'm okay. as much as i fly i don't think about this stuff happening. anyway everyone seems to be okay but shaken up. wow. >> amazing that now with the technology we take with us everywhere. >> i know. >> you can see this immediately after -- >> as it's unfolding. i was looking at dave's twitter feed because he was tweeting everything, a play-by-play and it was great to get that insight from someone who was on the plane so quickly after it happened. >> there's more still to come. more coming out on this. ben levy knew something was wrong with the way asiana flight 214 was coming in for a landing. he recalled how just the ordinary flight turned quickly to chaos and then to calm as passengers tried to help one another escape this burning plane. >> we were about to land. the
. >> we just crash landed on my flight from seoul to sfo. the plane hit the runway really hard on the landing and we skidded to the side. i thought we were going to flip over. everyone seems to be okay. but i'm shaken up. i don't have shoes on and hit my head pretty hard but i'm okay. as much as i fly i don't think about this stuff happening. anyway everyone seems to be okay but shaken up. wow. >> amazing that now with the technology we take with us everywhere. >> i know....
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s-j two people were killed when s >>> one person is still missing from this morning's plane crash at sfo. two people were killed when the tail of asiana airlines' flight 214 from seoul, south korea hit just shy of the runway. >> that caused the plane to careen out of control
s-j two people were killed when s >>> one person is still missing from this morning's plane crash at sfo. two people were killed when the tail of asiana airlines' flight 214 from seoul, south korea hit just shy of the runway. >> that caused the plane to careen out of control
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he wrote on twitter, i just landed, crash landed an sfo. and then he leaves this one word, surreal. >> it's amazing you see people walking off the plane with their bags. how they had the time and sense of mind to do that. >> well, the question is, is it calm or shock? i think that will be something we're going to talk about in the next hour, the psychological affectss of what has happened. >> and you can see fire crews there dousing the fuselage with water and foam. this man witnessed the landing by a nearby hotel and then noticed a white plume of smoke and saw a large, brief, fire ball that came from underneath the aircraft. you can bet the ntsb investigators will be talking to people like him. >> and there was frustration people there, okay, we are safe, i know as much as anyone has said, let me go home, but they were held at the airport for a while. and we've got a lot more on this story and other big stories that we're covering this morning. >> the next hour starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> ten hours of calm e
he wrote on twitter, i just landed, crash landed an sfo. and then he leaves this one word, surreal. >> it's amazing you see people walking off the plane with their bags. how they had the time and sense of mind to do that. >> well, the question is, is it calm or shock? i think that will be something we're going to talk about in the next hour, the psychological affectss of what has happened. >> and you can see fire crews there dousing the fuselage with water and foam. this man...
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here's the tweet he sent -- "i just crash landed at sfo. tail ripped off. most everyone seems fine. i'm okay. surreal." and then, i mean, this is realtime. someone, it is a victim of a crash landing, a devastating crash landing, immediately takes to social media, just sends out the word before it's even on the radar of national media. then as he escapes from the plane, he turns back with his ipad and takes this video. we're going to show you. it's extraordinary stuff. all right, we'll have that video in just a second, but it really does raise questions for all of us about what the role is for traditional media. if citizen journalists can always get there first on the front lines and we are reacting to that, what is the role right now, jackie, of traditional media? >> i think it's a filter, i think it's a vet. because you have people in the moment, they're taking pictures, they're tweeting what's going on, but there is a -- there definitely is a role for gathering all of that and making sure that the story, what is actually happening is happening before their eyes, because you can't
here's the tweet he sent -- "i just crash landed at sfo. tail ripped off. most everyone seems fine. i'm okay. surreal." and then, i mean, this is realtime. someone, it is a victim of a crash landing, a devastating crash landing, immediately takes to social media, just sends out the word before it's even on the radar of national media. then as he escapes from the plane, he turns back with his ipad and takes this video. we're going to show you. it's extraordinary stuff. all right, we'll...
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i've called sfo, the tsa. i've called literally everyone. i even called sf pd and i've called general hospital in san francisco. nobody has been able to assist me in any way, but coincidentally, a news team has just picked me up and is trying to get me past all those security lines to reunite with my dad as we speak right now. so -- >> so what are you saying, you would like better information? or them to be more reactive? >> they could have contacted maybe the families first before anybody else. especially for, you know, people that they've identified for a crew and passengers. they could have at least, you know, tried to reach out to the families, let them know they're okay or how this procedure is going to work. because so far, i don't know how to get into the airport, i can't get into the airport even if i wanted to. i didn't know where he was located. and thank god his phone is on, because nobody else has been really been in contact with my family. >> yeah. i know that i would be very upset if i had a family member involved. you understa
i've called sfo, the tsa. i've called literally everyone. i even called sf pd and i've called general hospital in san francisco. nobody has been able to assist me in any way, but coincidentally, a news team has just picked me up and is trying to get me past all those security lines to reunite with my dad as we speak right now. so -- >> so what are you saying, you would like better information? or them to be more reactive? >> they could have contacted maybe the families first before...
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claudia, thank you from sfo. we are getting a riveting account from one of the passengers on board the asiana plane showing how everyone helped one another. >> it was slow-motion. we could not believe it was happening. you did not know if you would be dead at the end of this or not. the plane stops. the person to my left was injure ed and was unconscious. i unbuckled myself. i was hurting but not too open. i opened the door. the door we managed to get up. this were no slides. i could see the debris but looking further, i told people, we okay, come down, come down. >> gregg: no slides. he said there was no warning by the pilot or crew before the plane stopped at the end of the runway. >> heather: as we told you the ntsb giving a brief summary of the contents of the black box contents including the data and cockpit voice recorder. what, exactly, does this tell us about the crash in or what went wrong? the former ntsb member during the reagan administration and chairman of the omega systems group. thank you for join
claudia, thank you from sfo. we are getting a riveting account from one of the passengers on board the asiana plane showing how everyone helped one another. >> it was slow-motion. we could not believe it was happening. you did not know if you would be dead at the end of this or not. the plane stops. the person to my left was injure ed and was unconscious. i unbuckled myself. i was hurting but not too open. i opened the door. the door we managed to get up. this were no slides. i could see...
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we also know that sfo is under construction and the instrument landing system or ils as they call it was out of service for this particular runway. the boeing 777 has a redundant system that can be used in this case and the visual flight. they also have the old-school red light, white light landing system that pilots can actually look off into the distance and see whether or not they're too high or too low. clearly the glide path into sto was wrong and that will be where a lot of this centers on. >> and certainly we're getting a lot more eyewitness information from the survivors and rescue crews. what have we learned since last we spoke? >> reporter: the two that were killed railroad found on the runway, we understand. some of the survivors were found in the water, amazingly enough. and when that plane crashed, some of the force of that pushed seats together, trapped individuals in their seats. the plight crew asked emergency responder who arrived at the plane for their knives so they could cut passengers free and get everybody out. >> amazing stories that we're only now just learnin
we also know that sfo is under construction and the instrument landing system or ils as they call it was out of service for this particular runway. the boeing 777 has a redundant system that can be used in this case and the visual flight. they also have the old-school red light, white light landing system that pilots can actually look off into the distance and see whether or not they're too high or too low. clearly the glide path into sto was wrong and that will be where a lot of this centers...